Shared genetic risk factors for obstructive sleep apnea and obesity

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1600-1606

  Patel, Sanjay R ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene environment effects; Pleiotropy; Susceptibility genes

Indexed keywords

BODY WEIGHT; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMAN; MUSCLE FUNCTION; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; PLEIOTROPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; OBESITY; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 29544444754     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00501.2005     Document Type: Review

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